TRAINING FOR PREGNANT WOMEN
AND MOTHERS.
CONGRESS PASSED THE MEASURE
LAST YEAR.
GOVERNING MARK DAYTON IS
HOSTING THE SEVENTH
ANNUAL GOVERNOR'S FEZ ANT
OPENER.
THE FEZ ANT SEASON KICKS OFF
TODAY.
NEW NUMBERS SHOW THERE ARE
FEWER BIRDS TO HUNT THAN
LAST YEAR.
ACCORDING TO THE DECLINE IN THE
STATE'S RING NECK
POPULATION IS BECAUSE OF A LOSS
OF HABITAT.
OFFICIALS SAY IF YOU'RE LOOKING
FOR BIRDS, YOUR BEST
SATELLITE IS FINDING THEM IN
AREAS AROUND BROWN,
LINCOLN, YELLOW MEDICINE
COUNTIES.
FEZ ABOUT SEASON ENDS ON
JANUARY 31st.
3 GAMES ON THE ROAD TO
START THE SEASON.
THE WILD ARE FINALLY PACK HOME
IN MINNESOTA.
THE WILD WILL TAKE THE HOME
ICE TONIGHT.
RACHEL SLAVIK JOINS US WITH THE
EXCITEMENT BEFORE
TONIGHT'S GAME.
HEY, RACHEL.
REPORTER: HI, KILEY AND
JENNY.
THIS PLACE IS GOING TO THIS
PACKED WITH 18,000 FANS.
WE HAVE WAYNE PETERSEN WITH THE
MINNESOTA WILD TO
DRAMATIC ABOUT ALL THE FUN
TODAY.
FIRST WE HAVE TO ADDRESS ONE
BIG SCHEDULE CHANGE.
RIGHT.
UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE
WEATHER, THE PREGAME PARTY
SCHEDULED FROM 4 TO 6:30 HAS
BEEN CANCELED, WHICH IS
UNFORTUNATE.
I ENCOURAGE FANS TO COME DOWN
EARLY, BECAUSE WE HAVE
A GREAT PREGAME CEREMONY
SCHEDULED ON THE ICE BEFORE
THE GAME.
REPORTER: A LITTLE TEASE
FOR FANS, BUT SOME
MINNESOTA HOCKEY LEGENDS WILL
BE HERE.
TELL ME ABOUT THAT.
WE HAVE SIX MINNESOTA HOCKEY
LEGENDS COMING TOWN
TO HELP FLOOD THE RINK.
THAT'S PART OF OUR THIS IS OUR
ICE CAMPAIGN.
PEOPLE LIKE DAN BROOKS, TERRY
C,LLIN, MATT STADT,
MELANIE DARWITZ.
I THINK THAT'S IT.
BUT THEY'RE COMING TOWN TO
HELP.
FOR THE RINK, THEY BROUGHT ICE
OR WATER FROM THEIR
HOMETOWN RINKS OR PONDS.
THAT SHOULD BE A BIG CEREMONY
TONIGHT.
REPORTER: WE'LL HAVE A
LITTLE MORE ON THE FLOOD
THE'S EVENT AND THAT ONGOING
CAMPAIGN A LITTLE LATER
IN THE SHOW.
WE DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT
TICKETS, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE
WATCHING THIS, THINKING CAN I
STILL GET TICKET ELSE.
SO CAN THEY?
.
TONIGHT'S GAME IS SOLD OUT.
BUT WE ALWAYS RELEASE TICKETS
DAY OF GAME.
AND BEST WAY TO GET THOSE
TICKETS IS GO TO
WILD.COM/GAMEDAYTICS.
YOU SIGN UP, YOU'LL GET TEXT
ALERTS DAY OF GAME
TICKETS ARE RELEASED.
THAT'S YOUR BEST SHOT.
REPORTER: THERE'S ALWAYS A
FAN FREEBIE.
SHOW ME WHAT TODAY IS GOING TO
BE.
TONIGHT, ALL FINANCIALS THAT
COME TO THE GAME GET
THIS MAGNET SCHEDULE, WHICH IS
A FAN FAVORITE.
REPORTER: I DON'T.
I LOVE THAT.
SCHEDULE.
THAT'S PART OF THE MANY
THINGS GOING ON TONIGHT.
ALSO LET'S PLAY HOCKEY.
WE HAVE REBECCA BROWNSON FROM
THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
HOCKEY CHANCE.
THAT SHOULD BE REALLY SPECIAL,
TOO,.
REPORTER: VERY SPECIAL.
WE DO HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE
TEAM, BECAUSE WE ARE
DEEP IN INJURIES.
WHAT ARE WE EXPECTING TODAY?
.
WE HAD A BIG WIN IN CHICAGO
THE OTHER NIGHT.
IT CAME AT A BIG COST, LOSING
COIL, FLANO FOR
EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.
WHEN ONE DOOR CLOSES, ANOTHER
DOOR OPENS.
THIS IS A CHANCE FOR SOME OF
OUR YOUNG GUYS TO STEP
UP.
I THINK A LOT OF EYES WILL BE
ON COONEN FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, OUR
1st ROUND DRAFT PICK
FROM 016.
HE'S BEEN A WINNER WHEREVER
HE'S BEEN.
THIS SHOULD BE FUN.
GUYS LIKE CHRIS STEWART ARE OFF
THE WILD OPEN THE
SEASON.
ALL KINDS OF GOOD STUFF.
HAVE A GOOD SATURDAY,
EVERYBODY.
FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE
MINNESOTA WILD WILL PLAY
IN FRONT OF THEIR HOME CROWD.
YES, MORE THAN 18,000 WILL
PACK THE XL ENERGY
CENTER.
THAT IS WHERE RACHEL SLAVIK IS
THIS MORNING WITH THE
WILD NEW CAMPAIGN THIS YEAR.
HEY, RACHEL.
REPORTER: HI, GENERAL AND
KILEY.
PAY ATTENTION TO THAT GAME ONCE
IT STARTS.
AHEAD OF TIME, FANS CAN TAKE
PART IN THIS UNIQUE
CAMPAIGN THAT STARTED THIS
YEAR.
WE HAVE TRAVIS LARSON, MANAGER.
YOU CONTROL ALL THE ICE AT THE
X FOR THE WILD.
TELL US ABOUT THIS CAMPAIGN.
SEASON -- NOT JUST SEASON
TICKETHOLDERS.
ANYBODY COMING TO THE GAME CAN
BRING 3-OUNCES OF
WATER O OR EVEN THEIR TAP FROM
THE HOME TO DONATE
DURING THE GAME, SO --
THAT'S REALLY NEAT.
SOY BROUGHT SOME WATER, 3-
OUNCES FROM LAKE MINITON
A. I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAVE
PLENTY OF LAKE MINITON CAW
WATER.
I NEVER PLAYED HOCKEY, BUT
PLAYED A LOT OF BOOT
HOCKEY.
THAT STILL COUNTS, I'M SURE.
SO YOU'LL JUST DUMP IT IN HERE
LIKE THAT.
THEN YOU ACTUALLY GET TO
REGISTER AND BE PART OF THE
WHOLE SYSTEM.
TELL ME ABOUT THAT.
WE'RE TRACKING WHERE ALL THE
WATER'S COMING FROM
SO WE CAN EVENTUALLY HAVE A MAP
THAT WILL SHOW WHERE
ALL THE WATER'S COMING FROM, SO
-- SO YOU REGISTER
WHERE YOUR WATER'S FROM, AND
THEN JUST SOME GENERAL
INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF, AND
THEN YOU GET TO
DONATE YOUR WATER ABOVE THE BOX
OFFICE ON THE SKYWAY
LEVEL.
REPORTER: HOW HAS THE FAN
PARTICIPATION BEEN IN
THIS?
.
WELL, THIS WILL BE THE 1st
GAME OF IT SEASON,
SO EVERY GAME FROM HERE ON OUT
ON -- WE DID HAVE OUR
ICE CAMPAIGN ON THE TICKET ON
SALE, ALL THAT STUFF,
THEY HAD PROBABLY ABOUT 2,400
PEOPLE THAT CAME TO
THE OPEN PRACTICE, AND PROBABLY
ABOUT 500 THAT
ACTUALLY DONATED WATER.
SO WE ACTUALLY COLLECTED ANT 45
GALLONS OF WATER.
REPORTER: 2,40 0 PEOPLE
DONATED FROM ALL ACROSS
THE UNITED STATES, 300 CITIES.
TELL ME A LITTLE ABOUT THE
PROCESS THAT IT GOES FROM
HERE ON TO THE ICE SO QUICKLY.
SO FROM HERE ALL THE WAY UP
TO THE 1st PERIOD,
PEOPLE CAN DONATE THE WATER.
AND THAN IT'S TAKEN FROM HERE,
BROUGHT DOWNSTAIRS.
WE'LL FILTER IT.
JUST DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT
THROUGH THE CHARCOAL
FILTER.
JUST MAKE SURE IT'S ALL GOOD.
WE'LL DUMP IT INTO ONE OF THE
ICE RESURFACERS, MIX
IT IN WITH OUR 190 GALLONS OF
WATER THAT'S ALREADY
IN THERE.
REPORTER: SO REAL QUICKLY,
PEOPLE BRING THEIR
OWN BOTTLES, AND YOU DO HAVE
RECYCLING, BECAUSE YOU
CAN NOT BRING GLASS IN?
CORRECT.
REPORTER: ALL RIGHT.
IF YOU WANT TO HEAD OUT TO THE
GAME, GO TO OUR WEB
SITE, WCCO.COM, PAUSE WE'LL
POST ANYTHING ABOUT
LAST-MINUTE TICKETS.
THE WILD DO RELEASE TICKETS
BEFORE THE GAME, BECAUSE
IT IS SOLD OUT NOW.
BUT COME THIS AFTERNOON, THERE
MAY BE A FEW TICKETS
AVAILABLE.